[Birthday greetings go out today to Matt Sorum ... now here's what's on tap for a busy evening:] The Whigs will release the follow-up to 2008's "Mission Control" early next year — the new album will be titled "In the Dark" [download below]. Few bands do old-fashioned garage rock better than the Athens, Ga., trio, which hits town tonight for a show at the Troubadour. Opening are the Features , who caught my ear in March and put out a fantastic album from last [...]
Ghostland Observatory will be making House of Blues Anaheim the place to be on Saturday, November 21st when they pound the sounds off their lastest album Robotique Majestique as well as old favorites. Ghostland Observatory is known for their great...
Drums Play Spaceland Monday Night (and It's Free) Ray Davies put on a fantastic show on Saturday night at the Orpheum. If you get a chance to see him on this tour do not hesitate. More on that later. Another great week this week. If you're into buzz bands you might want to check out Drums tonight, The Big Pink on Wednesday, Tape Deck Mountain on Thursday, Neon Indian on Friday and The XX on Saturday. Some of those will be good, but I'm recommending a variety of [...]
Welcome to the new, not-really-improved BabyStew This Week In Chicago listing. What's new about it, you ask? Absolutely nothing, except that it now covers the week from Monday through Sunday rather than Sunday through Saturday. It always seemed weird to me not to be listing Sunday shows until the morning of – when not many people are reading blogs – for the sole purpose of sticking with the conventional definition of "week" ( i.e. , Sun-Sat). But convention be damned. So here's what's going on in Chicago this "week". [...]
Here are the Wisconsin and Illinois shows we recommend you take in this week. Check them out below and let us know which ones you'll be attending or ones you think should really make our list . Upcoming Wisconsin Shows: 11/17 - Bruce Hornsby - Northern Lights Theater, Milwaukee 11/18 - Brendan Benson + Cory Chisel - Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee 11/19 - Surgeons In Heat + Jason Mohr (Juniper Tar - Sugar Maple, Milwaukee [...]
When a band grows beyond the confines of its hometown scene to national prominence, it can make for a disorienting experience for the fans that were there from the beginning. The urge to proudly announce to the world that you were into them before they were cool vies, almost inevitably, with indignation for what fame (money/record label/Yoko Ono) has done to the band. Seek out those in your community who remember seeing Nirvana play house parties—they're out there—and they're likely to tell you that everything after Bleach was bullshit, opinion of pretty much the rest of civilization notwithstanding. [...]
So this is a pretty big show. Deadmau5, Ghostland Observatory, Burns AND local fan favorite, Kid Color , are coming together for the Mau5's For Lack of A Better Name album release tour. When an event so momentous comes along, it's only fitting to do an equally as exciting giveaway. So instead of just giving away a pair of tickets, we're also going to throw in Deadmau52 new album AND an official tour poster. You have until Tuesday, November 17th to enter to win said items and you can do so [...]
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Deadmau5 is coming to Congress Theater next Friday, November 20th, for the Chicago leg of the Lack Of A Better Name Tour . Who remember the last show of his at Congress? I do . Alongside him will be one of the most celebrated indie/electro acts of the past few years, Ghostland Observatory . I have foolishly missed each chance to see them, so I'm pretty eager. Also, BURNS will be on the scene! This should be an awesome night, it would be a shame if you didn't have tickets [...]
Ghostland Observatory Third Alert , 2009
[Neon Indian] Monday November 9 Fu Manchu w/ Black Sleep of Kali @ Larimer Lounge Evangelicals w/ Holiday Shores @ Hi-Dive Wicked Rocks : An Evening of Rock and Roll Music @ Bluebird Theater Kate Voegele w/ Kevin Hammond @ Fox Theatre Tuesday November 10 Neon Indian w/ Tigercity @ Larimer Lounge Generationals w/ Marcus Church @ Hi-Dive The Whigs w/ the Features and the Dead Trees @ Bluebird Theater Hollywood Undead & Atreyu w/ Escape the [...]
Pearl Jam were Devo. Genius.Ghostland Observatory apparently went as a Pink Floyd show.Lily Allen wore black lipstick... lazy.Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo went as the Headless Horseman...I think.Rob Zombie was himself..obviously.
FRIDAY Dear Human / Babar / Kamfgrounds (Bee's Fifth Collective located at 306 Texas St. in Denton): You think there would be only one band called "Babar" on Myspace... Digital Leather / Thomas Function / Yussuf Jerusalem / Leg Sweeper (The Lounge): Digital Leather has softened their sound quite a bit, and it's definitely not what you could honestly describe as synth-punk at this point, but will still appeal to most people who buy records on Goner , who honestly put [...]
Great & hilarious video by my fellow Mexican Adolfo Cantu-Villarreal. It all starts as a drama & ends up with a funny surprise. Background song: "HFM" by Ghostland Observatory. **Summary** Go to website for downloads, videos & more.
Like New Year's Eve , Halloween is another holiday that a lot of bands choose to celebrate in style. There's just something about mixing the live concert experience with all the fun and choas of Halloween that really brings out the freaks. While most bands typically play into the Halloween vibe in some way, touring bands often approach Halloween as an opportunity to really create a unique live music event. Just as we did with our New Year's Eve concert round-up , we've compiled a list of Halloween concerts that will be going on this weekend (see below [...]
MON: WHY?/Serengeti & Polyphonic/Au (Hailey's) TUE: Zaireeka 12th Anniversary Party (Good Records) WED: Islands/Jemina Pearl/Toro Y Moi (Rubber Gloves) WED: Old Snack/DJ Dirty Cha Cha (Doublewide) WED: Sarah Jaffe/Matthew And The Arrogant Sea (Dan's Silver Leaf) WED: The Ish with Killtron/Yeah Def/Blake Ward (Ghostbar) THU: Land Of The Dead Bands with Dead Ramones (Subhumans)/Fakeshrine (Crimpshrine)/Ippur (Buzzcocks)/Genius Party (The Queers)/Teenagers From Mars (Misfits) (1919 Hemphill) THU: R. Kelly/Pleasure P/K Michelle (Nokia) THU: Youth Brigade/The Broadsiders/The Lashouts/Uptown [...]
Ghostland Observatory is back in Los Angeles opening for the Flaming Lips a while back and choose to make it an intimate show! The band will be playing a headlining show at the Key Club on Thursday, November 19th. Tickets...
The Austin duo shake things up using capes and lasers and Mic Jagger-style moves.
Never mind what we said earlier. From the Crossroads at Grinders Web site. Unfortunately, due to unseasonable weather and a deteriorating forecast for this evening, tonight's Ghostland Observato... Continue reading "Ghostland Observatory POSTPONED" >
Few indie bands are as divisive as Ghostland Observatory. For every fan and critic who fawns over its catchy dance punk grooves, there are others who decry tthe band as "robot rock for the flyov... Continue reading "Show Review: Ghostland Observatory and DJ Lord at the Pageant (SoCo underCOVER show), October 15" >
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